Search Result：civilization
civilization 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 ˏsIvLәˋzeʃәn,-LaIˋz- 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˏsivilaiˊzeiʃn 〕
Overview of noun civilization
The noun civilization has 4 senses
- civilization, civilisation -- (a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization")
- civilization, civilisation -- (the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization)
- culture, civilization, civilisation -- (a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization")
- refinement, civilization, civilisation -- (the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization")